Swift Timer vs NetTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swift Timer
This utility app offers a unique dial for quickly setting timers from seconds to hours with a single swipe. It includes a 'start offset' feature, allowing you to set the duration after initially touching the icon, ideal for precise timing. Choose from a variety of alert sounds to suit your needs.
- Swift time setting dial
- Start offset option
- Variety of alert sounds
- Intuitive swipe control
- Precise timing for seconds to hours
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Fast and fun timer. Swift time setting dial This timer app features a unique swift time setting dial to rapidly set the duration from seconds to hours in just one swipe round. Start offset option A counter is started when you first touch the Swift Timer icon. You can leisurely set the duration required and touch the counter. It is then as if you started the timer when you touched the Swift Time icon. This is great for when every second counts such as timing an egg! There are many great sounds to choose from from gentle, like a Tibetan bell, for meditation to a beeping alarm clock for instant attention.
NetTime
This utility app displays the current time as a decimal, known as 'beats'. A day is divided into 1,000 beats, with each beat lasting 86.4 seconds. It offers a consistent time representation globally, unaffected by time zones or daylight saving changes.
- Displays time in decimal beats
- 1,000 beats per day
- Time zone and daylight saving neutral
- Optional Notification Centre display
- Calculates beats for any given time
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NetTime: an app to show the current number of beats on your iOS device! A beat is the time represented as a decimal. There are 1,000 in a day, each of which lasts 86.4 seconds. The time in beats is the same no matter where you are in the world, regardless of whether daylight savings is in effect! NetTime shows the current number of beats on your iOS device and (optionally) notification centre. It can also calculate the number of beats at any given time. All feedback and suggestions are more than welcome!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NetTime at none against Swift Timer's 1. NetTime also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Swift Timer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Swift Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NetTime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, NetTime every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swift Timer | NetTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doodlearth Ltd. | Waving Cat Apps Ltd. |
Customer experience
Swift Timer
NetTime
In-app purchases
Swift Timer
- Remove adverts.$0.99
NetTime
No in-app purchases
